Kundalini Splendor

The Way

(after Denise Levertov)

If you think
we are going to go there
like celestial beings floating upward
in their diaphanous
see through gowns,
all air and gauzy light
throaty organs playing near,
then know that yes,
you will arrive,
but change the scene.

Picture worn sandals,
weary feet,
heavy legs lifting
again and again,
stone upon stone layering the rising trail,
an occasional stumble,
the clouds sometimes parting
to reveal a hazy glory
up ahead,
ourselves ascending
step after cautious step,
always wondering, is this the way?
Is this the route
we were asked to travel,
how we were meant to go?

copyright, Dorothy Walters